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#ECB682 — Light Orange

#ECB682 is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #ECB682 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#ECB682 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #83B9EC; it also sits naturally between #EC8385 and #ECEB83. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECB682 · RGB 236, 182, 130

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Color values

HEX#ECB682
RGB236, 182, 130
HSL29°, 74%, 72%
HSV29°, 45%, 93%
CMYK0%, 23%, 45%, 7%
XYZ55.35, 52.90, 28.41
Yxy52.90, 0.4050, 0.3871
CIE-Lab77.82, 13.16, 33.95
Hunter Lab72.73, 12.64, 24.71

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 71% · Blue 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 45% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #ECB682 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECB682 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECB682

.text { color: #ECB682; }
.background { background-color: #ECB682; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECB682; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 182, 130); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(29, 74%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECB682; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 182, 130, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECB682; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 182, 130, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECB682">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECB682">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECB682

#E8A464#E39145#DF822A#C8701E#A95F19#8A4D15#6A3C10#502D0C#311B07#120A03

Tints of #ECB682

#EEBB8C#F0C399#F1C8A2#F3D0AF#F4D5B8#F6DAC1#F8E2CE#F9E7D7#FBEFE4#FCF5ED

Tones of #ECB682

#E5B68B#DDB692#D6B79A#CEB7A1#C7B7A9#BFB7B0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #83B9EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.81:1 Fails
Against black text11.58:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECB682: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECB682

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #ECB682: ·

How #ECB682 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D5D48FDeuteranopia · #D8DC92Tritanopia · #E9999B

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECB682 rather than the exact color:

Palette A1ccd1
#A1CCD1 · #F4F2DE · #E9B384 · #7C9D96
Palette F7ffba
#F7FFBA · #F7E39C · #EBAF81 · #DA8067
Dusty Ruby Canyon
#BF144C · #DD4530 · #E9BB7D · #CACF27
Palette Fff2cc
#FFF2CC · #FFD966 · #F4B183 · #DFA67B
Lucky Voyage
#CF6B49 · #EAC083 · #D7CA2D · #B2D254
Palette Ffdede
#FFDEDE · #FDF5CA · #FFDFAF · #F2BB7B

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E9B384#EBAF81#E9BB7D#F4B183#EAC083#F2BB7B#EAAC7F#E7B18A#F7B980#F0BB78#F7B787#F2B28C

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECB682?

#ECB682 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 182, 130). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECB682?

#ECB682 is RGB 236, 182, 130 — HSL 29°, 74%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 45%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECB682?

Its complement is #83B9EC; analogous partners are #EC8385 and #ECEB83. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECB682 for text?

Black text on #ECB682 has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.